Tag: video games

Another week of rapid change in the charts again. Last weeks number one “Astral Chain” goes to number eleven while a new entry in the latest NBA 2K game and Spyro flys up again to number two. An interesting time for sales. Physical UK All Formats Gaming Chart, supplied by…

Quite the change in the top 5 this week. Four out of the top five are new releases. Well debatably three as one was in early access (Wreakfest as “The Next Car Game”) but number one is a Nintendo exclusive which keeps up Nintendo’s top rankings of the last while.…

Last night, the first part of the Gamescom Awards was announced. It fills out the genre awards and the platform awards. Here’s the list: Category Group: Genre Best Action Adventure Game “Blacksad: Under the Skin”, astragon Entertainment Best Action Game “DOOM Eternal”, ZeniMax Germany Best Family Game “Concrete Genie”, Sony…

Gamescom week! It’s going to be a long week combining work and trying to keep up with Gamescom. Lots to read, and lots to look at so lets get this out the way. Here is the UK All Formats Gaming Chart, supplied by UKIE Ltd.: Place | Title | Publisher…

We all love a bit of H.P. Lovecraft here at the Torch EG, so any piece of media that shows off his work and adds to the Lovecraftian mythos we are always totally on board with. Enter, ‘The Sinking City’ an upcoming action investigation games that is inspired by the…

Long-running fighting game series is hitting our screens with its 11th incarnation of the popular video game franchise. Originally released by Midway Games Chicago in 1992 Mortal Kombat gained infamy for its violent gameplay and it, along with Digital Pictures’ Night Trap, were involved in the formation of the ESRB (Entertainment…

Ever wondered about the biology of the monsters from your favourite video games? Well ‘Let’s start at the feet’ and get into Roanoke Gaming. Who is Roanoke Gaming? Roanoke Gaming is a Youtube channel whose creator uses his Biology degree to explain the biology of the creatures and enemies within…

“The Last Crown: Blackenrock” Developer: Darkling Room Publisher: Iceberg Interactive When I get an email to talk to a developer at an event I always do a little bit of research into the game before saying yes. What my research found when looking up “Blackenrock” was annoyed forum strings about…

In the last article we looked at gamepads, a fairly profound shift away from classic PC gaming peripherals. Today we’ll be examining one of the older forms of PC peripheral, the joystick. This discussion on joysticks will look at regular joysticks and their usage scenarios, perhaps with recommendations for alternative…

Wow, we have not done one of these for a very long time, but something happened that makes me think that we need to talk about it. We like crowdfunding here at The Torch EG, we actively seek, admire and showcase projects that we think are worth your money. I…